Montrouzierella is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae.[2] It is known from the South Province and Mont Panié of New Caledonia, and is named after Xavier Montrouzier, the pioneer entomologist of New Caledonia.[1] The genus was established based on general proportions and body size, and may be polyphyletic or paraphyletic.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Eumolpinae |
| Tribe: | Eumolpini |
| Genus: | Montrouzierella Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2007[1] |
| Type species | |
| Montrouzierella nana Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2007[1]
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Species
edit- Montrouzierella brinoni Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2007[1]
- Montrouzierella flava Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2007[1]
- Montrouzierella metrosiderosi Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2011[4]
- Montrouzierella nana Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2007[1]
- Montrouzierella subtuberculata Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2010
- Montrouzierella tuberculata Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2007[1]
The following species have been transferred to other genera:
- Montrouzierella costata Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2007:[1] transferred to Kumatoeides[5]
- Montrouzierella hispida Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2013:[6] transferred to Dematotrichus[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Jolivet, P.; Verma, K.K.; Mille, C. (2007). "New Genera and Species of Eumolpinae from New Caledonia (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)" (PDF). Revue Française d'Entomologie. Nouvelle Série. 29 (2–3): 77–92.
- ^ Platania, L.; Gómez-Zurita, J. (2023). "Current knowledge on the diversity of Eumolpinae (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) in New Caledonia". ZooKeys (1177): 41–55. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1177.101293. hdl:10261/337235.
- ^ Gómez-Zurita, J. (2017). "Taxonomic notes on New Caledonian Dematochroma samuelsoni Jolivet, Verma et Mille and D. difficilis (Heller) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae)" (PDF). Folia Entomologica Hungarica. 78: 77–82. doi:10.17112/FoliaEntHung.2017.78.77.
- ^ Jolivet, P.; Verma, K.K.; Mille, C. (2011). "New Eumolpinae from Mont Panié, New Caledonia (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)". Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie. Nouvelle Série. 26 (4): 333–340.
- ^ Gómez-Zurita, J. (2018). "Description of Kumatoeides gen. nov. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae) from New Caledonia". Zootaxa. 4521 (1): 89–115. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4521.1.4. PMID 30486162. S2CID 54103756.
- ^ Jolivet, P.; Verma, K.K.; Mille, C. (2013). "New and known leaf beetles collected in Mont Panié in 2010 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae)". Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie. 29 (3–4): 141–154.
- ^ Gómez-Zurita, J. (2022). "Integrative systematic revision of a new genus of Eumolpinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) endemic to New Caledonia: Dematotrichus gen. nov. and its numerous new hairy species". Systematics and Biodiversity. 20 (1): 1–28. doi:10.1080/14772000.2022.2084471. hdl:10261/276455.